Michigan residents will decide whether to legalize the sale, possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes in November, after a state board certified supporters had turned in enough signatures to qualify for the fall ballot.
The state Board of Canvassers agreed Thursday that backers of the ballot measure had turned in about 277,000 valid signatures, more than the 252,523 they needed to qualify for the ballot.
The initiative would allow adults over the age of 21 to possess and grow small amounts of marijuana for recreational use. It would implement new regulations for businesses that would eventually make up a retail market and impose a 10 percent excise tax on retail sales on top of a 6 percent sales tax.